Food Trucks in Babylon

Do you find it challenging to apply the book of Proverbs to your life? Dominick Hernández joins Todd and Ryan to discuss how the wisdom in Proverbs is indeed intended to help us with practical matters in our lives. Hernandez is assistant professor of Old Testament Interpretation and the Director of the Online Hispanic Program at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also an ordained pastor, published author, conference speaker, and biblical language enthusiast. Mentioned Resources:Proverbs: Pathways to Wisdom

How should Christians think about the afterlife? What difference does the doctrines of heaven and hell make in Christianity? Randy Alcorn joins the show to talk with Ryan and Todd about writing, heaven, and what Christian living has to do with the eternal promise of the New Heavens and the New Earth.Mentioned ResourcesRandy Alcorn, Heaven, The Grace and Truth Paradox, Eternity, The Apostle, Ollie Chandler SeriesJames Scott Bell, Plot & StructureFrancine Rivers, Atonement Child, Redeeming LoveGreg Allison, Historical Theology

Ryan & Todd continue their conversation about spiritual abuse with Ken Garrett.

In this two-part episode, pastor and author Ken Garrett talks to Ryan and Todd about his faith journey and his encounter with spiritual abuse in the church. Ken's book, In the House of Friends, is written for survivors of abusive churches, their families and friends, and all who want to understand spiritual abuse and help those who have been abused.

Aaron Menikoff joins Ryan and Todd to talk about his new book, Character Matters, and why character is critically important for pastors, both for their own spiritual lives and those of the people they lead.  Mentioned ResourcesAaron Menikoff, Character Matters 

Author and pastor Brett McCracken joins Todd and Ryan to talk about his new book, The Wisdom Pyramid, and how Christians can maintain a balanced diet of information in the midst of a post-truth world. Mentioned ResourcesBrett McCracken, The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth WorldCarl Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual RevolutionNeil Platinga, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Todd and Ryan talk about what's on the horizon for Season 2 of Food Trucks in Babylon. More great content is on the way, all centered around how to live faithfully in a post-Christian context.

In the last episode of Season 1, Patrick and Todd give an overview of 1 Peter 3:18-22 exploring some ways to preach, teach, and understand this passage. They cover questions such as, Who are these imprisoned spirits? Where did Jesus go? When did he go? What did he say? What does it mean "baptism now saves you?"

Josh White, from Door of Hope in Portland, talks with Todd and Patrick about evangelism, boldness, and the power of community in a post-Christian society.

Membership in a church context helps us understand we belong to a community. Greg Gilbert and Alex Duke press into the importance of church membership and why it's crucial for leading, serving, and pastoring in the church.